November 18, 2020

December 14 - Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly

 Characters - Dark Sacred Night

1 Renee Ballard Protagonist. A Hollywood detective. Aka: Sally Ride.

  Stan Dvorek The police sergeant. Aka: Relic.

  Anthony Anzelone Dvorek's officer. Aka: Caspar.

  Dwight Doucette Dvorek's officer. Aka: Deuce.

2 John Jenkins Ballard's partner.

  Harry Bosch Retired police detective investigates the Daisy Clayton case.

  Daisy Clayton A runaway girl who was killed 9 years ago. Deceased.

  Munroe         The lieutenant. The watch commander.

  Cesar Rivera Police detective in Hollywood Sex Crimes Unit.

  Adam Sands Daisy's boyfriend.

  Harvey Pounds Bosch's former lieutenant. Deceased.

3 Robert Olivas Ballard's former lieutenant.

  Lucia Soto A cold-case detective. Bosch's partner.

  Elizabeth Clayton Daisy's mother.

  King One of the detectives handling Daisy Clayton's case.

  Ken Chastain Ballard's former partner. Premier investigator in sex killings.

  David Lambskin The expert in sexually-motivated homicide at RHD.

5 Atticus Finch The Judge.

6 Bella Lourdes Senior detective at SFPD detective bureau. Bosch's partner.

  Oscar Luzon Bell's colleague.

  Danny Sisto Bella and Oscar's colleague.

  Trevino         The SFPD captain.

  Cristobal Vega Murdered. A veteran gang member. Aka: Uncle Merda.

  Varrio Shot Caller for San Fer 13 - A violent gang in San Fernando Valley.

  Martin Perez An inventory manager at a discount shoe store. A witness.

  Tranquillo Cortez Nephew of Vega's wife. Suspect in Cristobal Vega's murder.

  Irwin Rosenberh A dayside watch commander.

7 Eleanor Bosch Harry's former wife.

  Madeline Bosch Harry's daughter. Aka: Maddie.

8 T. Farmer A police officer in Hollywood.

9 Hererra A female police officer.

  Dyson A female police officer.

  Mr. Peralta Manager of establishment where the burglary took place.

  Marv Mr. Peralta's bouncer.

  Heather Rourke The helicopter spotter. A pilot.

  Dan Summer Heather's pilot partner.

10 John McMullen Man interviewed in Clayton's case. Aka: John The Baptist.

12 Mr. Cardinale The owner of Pacoima Tire & Muffler.

  Tom Yaro The Lapad detective from Foothill Division.

  Harmon An Evidence technician from L.A. county.

  Ted Lannark The Sheriff's investigator.

  Boyce Ted's partner.

13 Jose Rodriguez Lourdes's cousin. SFPD's gang intel expert. Aka: J-Rod.

14 Aaron Hayes Lifeguard assigned to Rose Station. Ballard's boyfriend.

  Lola Ballard's dog.

15 Hannah Chavez A police lieutenant who worked PM Watch. Mason's partner.

16 Felsen Daywatch blue suiter. Ballard's acquaintance.

  Torborg Daywatch blue suiter. Ballard's acquaintance. Aka: Torpedo.

  Roger Dillon Owner of a biohazard cleaning service called CCB.

  Bobbi Clark The deceased woman's niece.

17 Theodore Bethel The painting thief.

18 Jaime Henriquez The UCLA trained physician. A suspected gang doctor.

19 Dr. Zhang Bosch's acupuncturist.

20 Chloe Lambert The girl who reported Danny Monahan.

  Danny Monahan A stand up comic actor.

  Gina Gardner A blue suiter. Chloe's police officer.

  Aisha Chloe's friend.

22 Ephrem Zocalo The owner of Zocalo Auto Services.

23 Carlos Mejia The suspected shooter of Martin Perez. The SanFer OG.

  Chief Valdez The chief of police in San Fernando Valley.

24 Cisco Wojciechowski A private investigator. Bosch's friend.

  Mickey Haller A defense attorney. Bosch's step-brother.

  Jerry Edgar Bosch's former partner.

25 Gabriel Mason            Police lieutenant assigned as Hollywood division liaison.

  Scott Calder GRASP's guru. Professor University of Southern California.

26 Dennis Eagleton Man arrested multiple times. Picked up by moonlight mission.

  Jacob Cady Missing.

  Talisman Prada Cady's roommate. Tyler Tyldus.

27 Carolyn Wickwire The superior court judge. Ballard's friend.

  Lieutenant McAdam The head of the Hollywood Division Detective Bureau.

30 Travis Lee Homicide detective who took over the Jacob Cady Case.

  Rahims Rogers Travis Lee's partner.

31 Ali Rohat       The shady doctor.

32 Kurt Pascal The porno actor.

  Wilson Gayley Pascal's cameraman.

  Tanya Vickers The prostitute.

  Beatrice Beaupre Director of Adult Films.

34 Edward David The former chief.

35 La Eme The Mexican Mafia.

36 Audie Haslam A female tattoo artist who was murdered by a customer.

  Clancy Devoux The motorcycle gang affiliate.

  Sergeant Klikenberg A long-time veteran.

41 Omar Cespedes A man who ran the SIS squad working the Cortez Case.

  Mike Echaverria An investigator with the medical examiner's office.

43 Jimmy Speedy's assistant.

44 David Manning Witnessed the murder at tattoo shop. An ex-smuggler.

  Detective Peppers The detective at the tattoo shop murder case.

  Detective Livingstone The detective at the tattoo shop murder case.

  Mr. Mittleberg The supervisor at American Storage Products.

48 Sarah Bender The girl that Dillon killed.

49 George Bender Sarah's father.

50 Palmer A detective who answers Bosch's call.


November 12, 2020

Virtual Book Discussion - December 14, 2020 - Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly

 Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly 

LAPD Detective Renée Ballard teams up with Harry Bosch in the new thriller from #1 NYT bestselling author Michael Connelly.

Renée Ballard is working the night beat again, and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours only to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin. Ballard kicks him out, but then checks into the case herself and it brings a deep tug of empathy and anger.

Bosch is investigating the death of fifteen-year-old Daisy Clayton, a runaway on the streets of Hollywood who was brutally murdered and her body left in a dumpster like so much trash. Now, Ballard joins forces with Bosch to find out what happened to Daisy and finally bring her killer to justice